Matthew Brunton (20 April 1878 – 29 December 1962) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Burnley, Preston North End, Leicester Fosse and Oldham Athletic.[1][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Brunton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Burnley, England | ||
| Date of death | 29 December 1962 (aged 84)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Burnley, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vale XI | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1899–1900 | Preston North End | 8 | (2) |
| 1900–1901 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| 1901–1902 | Burnley | 30 | (8) |
| 1902–1904 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| 1904–1905 | Leicester Fosse | 5 | (0) |
| 1905–1906 | Nelson | ||
| 1906–1907 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| 1907–1908 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 1908–1909 | Southport Central | 30 | (8) |
| Great Harwood | |||
| Haslingden | |||
| Darwen | |||
| Accrington Stanley | |||
| 1910–11 | Rossendale United | 12 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
Brunton was a soldier in the South Lancashire Regiment and was bought out of the army to become a professional footballer.[4][5] Prior to the First World War, he worked at the Burnley Corporation Baths.[4] He served as a sergeant in the South Lancashire Regiment during the war and was wounded in the leg in January 1916.[4][6]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester Fosse | 1904–05[7] | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 6 | 0 | |
| Southport Central | 1908–09[2] | Lancashire Combination First Division | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 33 | 9 |
| Career total | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup
Honours edit
Accrington Stanley
- Lancashire Combination First Division: 1902–03, 1905–06[2]
Oldham Athletic
- Lancashire Combination First Division: 1906–07[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 43. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d "Player Details". Port Online. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ Rogan, David (4 November 2021). Rossendale United Football Club 1898-2011: A Season by Season History. Grosvenor House Publishing Limited.
- ^ a b c "Burnley Express". 26 January 1916. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Matt Brunton on Lives of the First World War
- ^ "Matthew Brunton | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Matt Brunton | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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